President Goodluck Jonathan says the vision of his administration to revamp the capability of Nigeria’s automobile sector to export locally manufactured cars “is near realisation”.
Jonathan stated this on Thursday at the 2014 Democracy Day celebration held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.
Jonathan, who inspected locally assembled Nissan Saloon cars, Pick-Up Van and SUV at the venue of the programme, said the administration had proved Doubting Thomases wrong.
He said when he promised in 2013 that made-in Nigeria cars would be rolled out in the country in April and that Nigeria would soon be exporting cars, he was lampooned on the pages of newspapers.
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He commended Nissan Group for keying into the new automotive policy of the federal government and urged other multinational auto companies to take a cue from Nissan.
Jonathan also used the occasion to present his administration’s third anniversary report of the transformation agenda.
The report gave the accounts of the administration’s stewardship in every sector of the economy in the last one year.
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Jonathan said the report, which was also rendered in multimedia video clip to the audience, authenticated that things are working in the country in spite of the security challenges.
The event was attended by Vice President Namadi Sambo, Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Maryam Aloma Mukhtar, Ministers and members of Diomatic Corps.
The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, former Head of Interim National Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan, former Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme and former Chief of General Staff, Gen. Oladipo Diya also attended the event.
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